1953 Cedar Rapids Indians Roster
Team Record: 63-65
Finished 5th in the IIIL
Manager: Al Kubski (0-0), Bill Prince (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ballpark: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 93,501, Avg. 1,461
The Cedar Rapids Indians of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1953 season with a record of 63 wins and 65 losses, finishing fifth in the IIIL.
The Indians scored 590 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 620 runs. Bob Coats topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .327 average. Joe Stanka led Cedar Rapids with 12 wins and a team-best 2.35 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1953 Cedar Rapids Indians who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jim Fanning, Footer Johnson, Art Pennington, Joe Stanka and Andy Varga.
Al Kubski and Bill Prince served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Donald Annen | L | R | July 26, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | |
James Batchelor | R | September 22, 1924 | 6'0" | 170 | Nashville, TN US | |
Ray Bellino | R | R | December 3, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Jersey City, NJ US |
Carl Bentz | ||||||
Earl Birnel | R | October 18, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
Lloyd Bryant | ||||||
William Chaclas | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
Bob Coats | L | L | December 24, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | Woodlawn, IL US |
Ray Coombs | May 9, 1928 | |||||
Jim Fanning | R | R | September 14, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
Samuel Frazier | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
Pete Gasper | R | R | June 7, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | Jessup, PA US |
Arnold Green | L | 6'2" | 175 | |||
Len Heinbigner | L | September 15, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | Oshkosh, WI US | |
Paul Hoffmeister | R | R | December 23, 1928 | 6'4" | 215 | East Chicago, IL US |
Cart Howerton | L | October 23, 1927 | 6'2" | 193 | ||
Footer Johnson | L | L | February 15, 1932 | 5'11" | 175 | Dayton, OH US |
Thomas Kerr | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
Bernard Kozub | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
Al Kubski | R | May 20, 1916 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
Theodore Lotz | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
Sam Meyer | R | R | December 17, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | Phoenix, AZ US |
Grant Mitchell | R | R | November 29, 1933 | 6'2" | 175 | San Jose, CA US |
Art Pennington | S | R | May 18, 1923 | 5'11" | 180 | Memphis, TN US |
Dick Rigazio | R | October 16, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Darrell Rothrock | R | L | May 13, 1928 | 6'0" | 200 | Stewardson, IL US |
Paul Schnieders | L | L | August 22, 1926 | 5'11" | 175 | Cole County, MO US |
Joe Stanka | R | R | July 23, 1931 | 6'6" | 201 | Hammon, OK US |
Horace Tangman | L | L | December 8, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | |
Wayne Tjaden | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
Andy Varga | R | L | December 11, 1930 | 6'4" | 187 | Chicago, IL US |
Elmer Westfall | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
Harry Wise | L | R | 6'3" | 180 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.